sit still
Remain completely motionless
Sit still means to remain seated without moving or fidgeting.
Parents and teachers constantly urge children to sit still.
The phrase often carries a sense of restless waiting or forced patience: I can't sit still when I'm nervous.
Figuratively, to not sit still for something is to refuse to accept it passively: She won't sit still for that kind of treatment.
Free from agitation
- patienceCalm during delays
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- fidgetingRestless minor movements
squirming · restlessness · meditation · focus · concentration · posture · motionless · restraint
calm
Free from agitation
- patienceCalm during delays
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
fidgeting · squirming · restlessness · meditation · focus · concentration · posture · motionless · restraint · obedience
sit stillfidget
Restless small movements
squirm · wiggle · wriggle · bounce around · move around
sit stillmove around
Change position repeatedly
run around · walk around · get up · move about · pace
sit stillact up
Behave badly or fail
act out · misbehave · run wild · make a fuss · make a scene
still, sit, settle, sitting, settlement, settler, stillness, unsettled, seating